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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 14-787 0 0 ORDINANCE NO.If7 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13.08.060C OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO,RELATING TO TI-IE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE LIGHT AND POWER DEPART MENT AND IMPLEMENTING AN OPTIONAL BUDGET BILLING PAYMENT PLAN FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO: Section 1.Section 13.08.060C of the Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,is hereby amended to read as follows: l3.08.060C.Billing Period: Except as herein provided,meter reading will be accomplished as nearly as practicable on a thirty day or monthly basis and bills for service will normally be rendered twenty days after meters are read.Bills for payment become delinquent within ten days thereafter and the service subject to shut—off as provided under “Discontinuance by town”in Section 13.08.040B.If the department is unable for any reason to gain access to read any meter,the consumption shall be estimated based upon past usage. Having in mind the seasonal nature of use by some users,principally residential,the Town reserves the right to render monthly bills during periods of the year on a minimum basis only and all billing for energy consumed during such periods may be accumulated.The Town may at any time prorate the accumulated consumption equally to the months covered by such period and bill for such consumption if in excess of the monthly minimum of the schedule. Effective August 1,1978,customers served under resi dential service rates (with the exception of seasonal customers) who have 12 or more consecutive months of billing history ©© on the Town’s electric system and who have no notice of discontinuance presently pending may elect,at their option, to apply for a Budget Billing Plan.Any customer electing the Budget Billing Plan will pay a monthly amount equal to 1/10th of the total of his most recent twelve months’bills. The levelized monthly payment shall be made for eleven successive months with the twelfth month’s payment being a settlement amount equal to the difference between the total of the prior eleven months’payments and the actual billing for the twelve month period.If the settlement amount is a credit balance the Town will issue a check to the customer in the amount of the credit balance,or the customer may elect to have the credit applied to future billings.If the settlement amount is a debit balance owed by the customer the total balance will be due and payable on the due date shown on the bill for the settlement month.The Budget Billing Plan described above shall commence on August 1, 1978,and successive 12—month periods thereafter commencing on August 1st of each year.Eligible customers may elect the Budget Billing Plan only on or before August 1 of each year in which the Plan is in effect.After each twelve month budget billing period ending on July 31 of each year, customers may elect to revert back to normal billing or to continue the Budget Billing Plan for another 12 months.If a customer electing the Budget Billing Plan fails to pay the budget billing obligation in any month,normal collection procedures shall be applicable for the outstanding budget billing amount,provided,however,that the customer need only pay the outstanding budget billing amount to become current and avoid termination.Upon termination of service —2— 0 0 of a customer on the Budget Billing Plan,the customer is subject to removal from the plan and the entire outstanding amount of the account for actual usage shall be due and payable.The monthly budget billing amount will be adjusted for changes in the Town’s base rates,but will not be adjusted for retail surcharge amounts authorized under Section 13.12.100—Rate 9 (PUC Tariff Sheet No.20). Section 2.Except as herein specifically amended,Title 13 and all ordinances or parts of ordinances of the Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park relative to the Light and Power Department shall be and hereby are designated to remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified,confirmed and approved. Section 3.The Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the Town Clerk and other officials of the Town to file with the Public Utilties Commission of the State of Colorado such docu ments and to take such action as may be necessary to obtain the approval of said Public Utilities Commission as may be required under applicable law for changes in rules and regulations for electric service,but subject only to such jurisdiction as may exist in the Public Utilities Commission relative to electric service provided outside the municipal boundaries of the Town. Section 4.The Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park herewith finds,determines and designates that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace and public safety,for electric service affects the public health and safety;and the changes in the rules and regulations set forth herein are necessary to help —3— 0 0 alleviate potential financial hardship caused by fluctuating electric bills during the year,and will assist eligible residential customers in budgeting their payments for electric service throughout the year;and whereas,in the opinion of the Board of Trustees,an emergency exists,this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its final passage,the signature of the Mayor and publication. PASSED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THIS DAY OF JUNE,1978,AND SIGNED THIS /3 DAY OF JUNE,1978. / - j TOWN OYESTES PARK,COLORADO I HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST THAT THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS INTRODUCED AND READ AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THE J3 DAY OF JUNE,1978,AND PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO,ON THE /4 DAY OF JUNE,1978,ALL AS REQUIRED BY THE STATUTES OF THE STATE OF COLORADO. TOWN CLERK —4—